Part of my plan for non-school learning this year is a Computer Science Intro MOOC (MOOC definition here) from Harvard. Basically, I watch videos of a professor, then complete projects. My father, uncle, and grandmother are taking the course as well. I am somewhat skeptical of my father and grandmother being able to keep up with me, due to their lack of programming experience and all the working that my dad does.Anyway, the first project I did was a simple program using Scratch (more Scratch info here). Due to my previous knowledge of Scratch, I went a little farther than perhaps required. My project is a
flip-and-match tile memory game. You can (and should!) play it here. I made this with help from Will,
one of the staff members at CSCL.
This project took me about a week, and this is just the very first project. Based on this, I think that this course is going to take a ton of my time. Also, I have never done anything like this before, and this type of learning is harder than school or CSCL. The main reason for this is that it is that I can't ask questions. This can lead to confusion or misunderstanding. Additionally, it is odd for me not to actually know my teacher. I will keep informing anybody who cares about my projects relating to the CS50 course.Until then,
Max
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ReplyDeleteI'm certainly fascinated by this way that you're learning, Max. I appreciate your reflections on how it's going, so yes, please keep sharing!
ReplyDeleteI'm also glad that you have Will and your uncle Teddy at the ready to help whenever you need them.
What a wonderful opportunity Max. I am very happy for you.
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Max:
ReplyDeleteI haven't posted in a long while and am looking forward to your more regular posts now that you've returned to CSCL. It's fairly unique among your peers to be doing this type of learning, and I am intrigued by your attention to your own learning style: something that wasn't encouraged in me and took me a long time to figure out! I like the game, hope you will find the semester fruitful and am looking forward to the residual learning that spills over to our family.
Cheers!